Being wrong : adventures in the margin of error

著者

    • Schulz, Kathryn

書誌事項

Being wrong : adventures in the margin of error

Kathryn Schulz

Portobello, 2010

  • : pbk.

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内容説明

Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet, we go through life tacitly assuming (or loudly insisting) that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. Being Wrong looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us, what happens when this conviction is shaken, and how we interpret the moral, political and psychological significance of being wrong.Drawing on philosophies old and new and cutting-edge neuroscience, Kathryn Schulz offers an eloquent exploration of the allure of certainty and the necessity of fallibility in four main areas: in religion (when the end of the world fails to be nigh); in politics (where were those WMD?); in memory (where did I leave my keys?); and in love (when Mr or Miss Right becomes Mr or Miss Wrong).

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB03510354
  • ISBN
    • 9781846270734
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    viii, 405 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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